Transfer Printing Techniques for Materials Assembly and Micro/Nanodevice Fabrication

Transfer printing represents a set of techniques for deterministic assembly of micro‐and nanomaterials into spatially organized, functional arrangements with two and three‐dimensional layouts. Such processes provide versatile routes not only to test structures and vehicles for scientific studies but...

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Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2012-10, Vol.24 (39), p.5284-5318
Main Authors: Carlson, Andrew, Bowen, Audrey M., Huang, Yonggang, Nuzzo, Ralph G., Rogers, John A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
additive transfer
Assembly
Biomimetics
deterministic assembly
flexible electronics
Humans
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Microtechnology - instrumentation
Microtechnology - methods
Nanostructures - chemistry
Nanotechnology - instrumentation
Nanotechnology - methods
Printing - methods
Semiconductors
subtractive transfer
transfer print
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Summary:Transfer printing represents a set of techniques for deterministic assembly of micro‐and nanomaterials into spatially organized, functional arrangements with two and three‐dimensional layouts. Such processes provide versatile routes not only to test structures and vehicles for scientific studies but also to high‐performance, heterogeneously integrated functional systems, including those in flexible electronics, three‐dimensional and/or curvilinear optoelectronics, and bio‐integrated sensing and therapeutic devices. This article summarizes recent advances in a variety of transfer printing techniques, ranging from the mechanics and materials aspects that govern their operation to engineering features of their use in systems with varying levels of complexity. A concluding section presents perspectives on opportunities for basic and applied research, and on emerging use of these methods in high throughput, industrial‐scale manufacturing. Transfer printing represents a set of techniques for deterministic assembly of micro‐ and nanomaterials into spatially organized, functional arrangements. The results provide not only test structures for scientific study, but also routes to high‐performance, heterogeneously integrated systems. This article summarizes recent advances in a variety of transfer printing techniques, from mechanics and materials aspects governing the operation, to engineering use in complex systems, to perspectives on high throughput, industrial‐scale manufacturing.
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.201201386